It is the stuff Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi's films are normally made of but he would not have bargained for such a twist in the tale in his own life.
The actor's younger daughter 19-year-old Srija eloped and married Sirish Bharadwaj, an engineering graduate on Wednesday. The two got married at a temple in Secunderabad.
"Today morning, I eloped from home and got married to Sirish Bharadwaj. I am 19 years old and he is 22. Since we are majors, we have the right to get married. We got married in Arya Samaj temple today. We have been in love for the past four years and decided to get married this year. We want support from the media and the police because of threats from my family's side," said Srija.
Interestingly, for the last two years, Sirish and Srija had been in touch with NDTV seeking help to get married.
Chiranjeevi's close associates to whom the channel spoke to after the news broke said Wednesday's developments came as a bolt from the blue.
Sirish's father is a lawyer and the boys' parents too were reportedly not in favour of the alliance.
Courtesy: NDTV
